| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (5th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 95 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas. |
| Processor | With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 18%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible. |
| Boot Drive | 60.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times. |
| Memory | 8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system. |
| OS Version | Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option. |
Very high background CPU (81%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 95% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
| System | Asus X556UQ (all builds) |
| Motherboard | ASUSTeK X556UQ |
| Memory | 5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20190125 |
| Uptime | 1.1 Days |
| Run Date | Jun 20 '19 at 02:18 |
| Run Duration | 559 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 81% |
| CPU Throttled | 95% |
PC Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intel Core i5-6200U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
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18%
Very poor
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34% 68.7 Pts
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21% 164 Pts
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12% 197 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Asus(1043 10CE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4627
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13% 5.13 fps
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
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23.9%
Poor
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24% 8.5 GB/s
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24% 8.4 GB/s
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10% 413 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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System: Asus X556UQ
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| Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples | 175x |
| Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples | 149x |
| Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples | 21x |
| GPU |
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| HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples | 242x |
| 940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples | 106x |
| HD Graphics 510IntelBench 2%, 6,504 samples | 15x |
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